PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rantis Gaumpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaumpe comes to the cage accompanied by TRIBAL SEEDS- AWAY. Rantis Gaumpe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gaumpe
vs
Mitchell

190 cm
30
217 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rantis Gaumpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaumpe throws a body kick that misses.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Gaumpe.
Rantis Gaumpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaumpe misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gaumpe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Gaumpe avoids it well.
Gaumpe scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaumpe tries to land a body kick
and Mitchell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaumpe lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Gaumpe.
Gaumpe misses with a head kick.
Gaumpe stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitchell. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Mitchell blocks the leg kick.
Gaumpe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Mitchell with that takedown attempt.
Rantis Gaumpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mitchell.
Gaumpe throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Gaumpe misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gaumpe. Those never looked like landing.
Gaumpe misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaumpe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That kick from Gaumpe tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaumpe throws a sloppy body shot
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaumpe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaumpe throws a body kick that misses.
Gaumpe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell avoids a kick to the body.
Gaumpe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gaumpe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mitchell.
Mitchell motions for Gaumpe to come forward. Mitchell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe motions for Mitchell to come forward. Gaumpe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaumpe checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gaumpe - that will leave a mark!
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaumpe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaumpe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mitchell if he has to take too many more of those.
Mitchell looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaumpe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaumpe throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaumpe tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rantis Gaumpe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell moves out of range as Gaumpe strikes.
Gaumpe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Gaumpe tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell avoids a kick to the body.
Gaumpe misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell throws a nice head kick!
Mitchell throws a right hand that Gaumpe ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaumpe also avoids with ease.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rantis Gaumpe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gaumpe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mitchell takes a step back to recover.
Mitchell blocks the body kick.

Mitchell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gaumpe wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Gaumpe is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaumpe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mitchell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Mitchell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaumpe avoids it really well and circles away.
Gaumpe walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Mitchell.
Mitchell's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitchell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaumpe scores with a nice body kick.
Gaumpe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaumpe is looking to wear down Mitchell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gaumpe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaumpe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
James Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Gaumpe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaumpe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gaumpe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gaumpe is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs.
Good leg kick by Gaumpe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Mitchell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaumpe wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Mitchell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rantis Gaumpe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mitchell scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rantis Gaumpe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mitchell tries to clinch but Gaumpe is having none of it.
Gaumpe scores with a head kick.
Gaumpe misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gaumpe's waist but Gaumpe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaumpe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaumpe looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Gaumpe avoids it well.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaumpe throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaumpe misses with a head kick.
Rantis Gaumpe is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaumpe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaumpe is looking to land body kicks.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaumpe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaumpe misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaumpe.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Gaumpe throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell checks a low kick from Gaumpe.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Gaumpe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaumpe scores with a leg kick.
Mitchell connects with a high kick.
Gaumpe misses with a looping left.
Gaumpe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Gaumpe keeps Mitchell at a distance using the push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mitchell blocks the leg kick.
Gaumpe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe jabs Mitchell right on the nose. Mitchell blinks but takes it well.
Mitchell tries a low kick but Gaumpe avoids it.
Gaumpe misses with the combination.
Mitchell motions for Gaumpe to come forward. Mitchell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaumpe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaumpe misses with a leg kick.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaumpe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rantis Gaumpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Gaumpe.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gaumpe.
Gaumpe misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe scores with a push kick.
Gaumpe throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaumpe slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Mitchell jabs Gaumpe right on the nose. Gaumpe blinks but takes it well.
Gaumpe lands a head kick. Mitchell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt - Gaumpe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Gaumpe avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaumpe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaumpe throws a front kick that sends Mitchell stumbling back into the cage.
Gaumpe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rantis Gaumpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gaumpe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rantis Gaumpe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rantis Gaumpe made sure he mentioned The Stash House Nutrition *Q159* for $50, along with how happy he was to win his fight.